Leo Varadkar

Leo Varadkar (born 18 January 1979) is an Irish politician and since 2007 a ​​deputy in Dáil Éireann.

Varadkar was born in the surrounding suburbs of Dublin Blanchardstown and Castleknock and raised on.

He studied medicine at Trinity College, Dublin and worked as a physician at Blanchardstown Hospital. His political career began Varadkar in the Young Fine Gael; where he was also a member of the board. Furthermore Varadkar has held the office of Vice President of the Youth of the European People's Party.

In May 2007, Varadkar was chosen for the Fine Gael in the 30th Dáil Éireann. Previously, he had been a member of the 2003 Fingal County Council since October. As a Teachta Dala he sits about by the expansion and modernization of local public transport and the opening of a new wing at Blanchardstown Hospital for his constituency Dublin West one.

On 9 March 2011 he was Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the new government of Taoiseach Enda Kenny.